Blog posts by FLOW team and guest writers
News from Progress Michigan Contact: Levi Teitel, levi@progressmichigan.org Contact: Megan Kelto, megan@flowwateradvocates.org April 14, 2026 MICHIGAN – Recent polling released by Progress Michigan shows that 75 percent of Michiganders support enacting a statewide septic code. In January, state Sen. Sam Singh introduced a bill (SB 771) that would do exactly that. If the bill passes… Read more »
Join us on April 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Barrel Room at Left Foot Charley for a relaxed Earth Day gathering with Flow Water Advocates, featuring food, wine, and great conversation. Executive Director Liz Kirkwood will share brief reflections and a look ahead at our priorities for protecting the Great Lakes. Space… Read more »
Traverse City, Mich. — Flow Water Advocates opposes the proposed federal environmental budget, which includes major cuts to programs that protect clean water, public health, and the Great Lakes. “These budget cuts would jeopardize the water and systems that Michiganders and people throughout the Great Lakes region rely on,” said Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director of… Read more »
The Clean Water Act (CWA) was enacted in 1972, with the objective of “restor[ing] and maintain[ing] the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.”1 The CWA’s core purpose is to protect fish, other wildlife, and water recreation.2 It also helps protect human drinking water by regulating pollution in source waters like lakes, rivers,… Read more »
We love our neighbors to the north, but Enbridge is trying to build public support for the tunnel by convincing Michiganders that we’re dependent on Line 5 — but is it true? Let’s do the math. Download PDF Share this graphic on Facebook
Every year on March 22, people around the world recognize World Water Day—a time to reflect on just how essential water is to our lives, our communities, and our future. Here in Michigan, water isn’t just important—it’s part of who we are. Surrounded by the Great Lakes and home to thousands of inland lakes, rivers,… Read more »
Register Now Flow Water Advocates and our allies are challenging the MPSC’s Line 5 tunnel permit in the Michigan Supreme Court, and you’re invited to a gathering and press conference in Lansing on March 11. Join in community at Lansing’s Central United Methodist Church at 9:00am to listen to oral arguments via livestream, make posters,… Read more »
Watch the septic webinar recording on YouTube. Traverse City, Mich. – Michigan’s water and public health are threatened by an estimated 330,000 failing septic systems, but new legislation (SB 771) recently introduced by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28) proposes common-sense statewide septic standards to help keep human and household wastes out of our lakes, rivers, and drinking water… Read more »
Read the comments In a joint effort to protect water quality and community health in mid-Michigan, the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) and Flow Water Advocates (Flow) have submitted detailed comments urging the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to deny a proposed permit for KB Dairy, a large concentrated animal feeding… Read more »
On February 3, 2026, Flow, in partnership with Michiganders for a Just Farming System, hosted a virtual watch party for the KB Dairy public hearing. KB Dairy is a proposed CAFO facility in Gratiot County. The permittee has submitted materials to obtain coverage through a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. If approved, KB… Read more »
